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en-usCopyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/mlb-2k13-hits-march-5-tampa-bays-david-price-as-cover-star/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/mlb-2k13-hits-march-5-tampa-bays-david-price-as-cover-star/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/mlb-2k13-hits-march-5-tampa-bays-david-price-as-cover-star/#comments2K Sports announced MLB 2K13 today, which is home running onto Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 5, just ahead of the new season of Major League Baseball. Gracing the cover this year is Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price, winner of the 2012 American League Cy Young award. Price pipped MLB 2K12 cover star Justin Verlander to the award by just four points, probably ensuring the latter's visage wouldn't be returning to game retailers' shelves. One thing that is returning, however, and despite past controversy, is the Perfect Game Challenge and its $1 million of prize money.

The announcement of MLB 2K13 was more uncertain than you might think. 2K Sports' licensing agreement for MLB games was set to expire last year, and it was anything but definite that it would be renewed. Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two Interactive Software (of which 2K Sports is a subsidiary), said in 2010 the agreement was a "losing proposition," and that his company "didn't have any interest in pursuing losing propositions." Yet a new licensing agreement was made, and the MLB 2K series has life left in it, at least for now.

"We'd like to thank our league partners for their support in helping us reach an agreement to bring back MLB 2K," said Jason Argent, VP of marketing for 2K Sports. "We know fans are extremely passionate about the MLB 2K series and the Perfect Game Challenge."

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2k-games2k-sportsmicrosoftmlb-2k13playstationps3release-datetake-twovisual conceptsVisualConceptsxboxWed, 09 Jan 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/2k-football-rises-again-2k8-debut-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/2k-football-rises-again-2k8-debut-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/2k-football-rises-again-2k8-debut-trailer/#commentsIt's been a long time coming, but 2K football is back. GameTrailers has posted the debut trailer of All-Pro Football 2K8. The trailer is heavy on the hip-hop, which is to be expected based on the game's previously announced soundtrack (not to mention other 2K sports soundtracks). The All-Pro engine looks nice, with plenty of jukes, spins, and tackles on which to feast your eyes. We have to wonder though, can any non-licensed football title stand up next to the Electronic ArtsMadden juggernaut? How about you? Assuming All-Pro delivers where it counts, will you pick it up over Madden?

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2k2k games2k sports2kGames2kSportsall pro footballall pro football 2k8AllProFootballAllProFootball2k8take twotake two interactivetake-twotake-two interactiveTake-twoInteractiveTakeTwoTakeTwoInteractivevisual conceptsVisualConceptsMon, 11 Jun 2007 10:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/31/nfl2k-rises-from-the-ashes/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/31/nfl2k-rises-from-the-ashes/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/31/nfl2k-rises-from-the-ashes/#commentsIf you're someone who absolutely despises EA, chances are it has something to do with NFL2K. Just over two years ago, Electronic Arts bought exclusive rights to the NFL license, effectively killing it's only competition, NFL2K. The fact that NFL2K was consistently rated as high (or higher) than EA's Madden may have had something to do with that, not to mention SEGA's ballsy move of loweringNFL2K5's price to $20, which led to it outsellingMadden for the first time. EA wouldn't have any of that, so they did what they do best and bought out the competition.

Now, 2 years later, NFL2K is coming back, though not in the way many would have hoped. 2K Sports has announced that NFL2K is returning as All-Pro Football 2K8. Gamespot has posted a lengthy interview with 2K Sports' Greg Thomas, though he doesn't give away many details. No gameplay details have been announced, except that 2K Sports is out to make the best football game it can. Without the NFL license, many are suggesting that the game will feature old football legends, but 2K Sports isn't talking. At any rate, NFL2K is coming back, and that is bound to make plenty of sports fans happy. The game is expected to hit this summer.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2k sports2kSportsall pro football 2k8all-pro football 2k7All-proFootball2k7AllProFootball2k8nfl 2k8Nfl2k8visual conceptsVisualConceptsWed, 31 Jan 2007 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/31/nfl2k-rises-from-grave-as-all-pro-football-2k8/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/31/nfl2k-rises-from-grave-as-all-pro-football-2k8/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/31/nfl2k-rises-from-grave-as-all-pro-football-2k8/#commentsFiled under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, SportsToday is a day that sports gamers have prayed for since the fateful morning of December 13th, 2004 when EA locked up the NFL license in an exclusive agreement, effectively shutting down their critically acclaimed rival, NFL 2K.

Not one to go quietly, 2K Sports has announced their long rumored gridiron return with All-Pro Football 2K8, slated for this Summer and for "next generation video game systems."

Gamespot sat down with Visual Concepts president Greg Thomas to cover some of the more obvious challenges they will be facing in the marketplace. With no license to work with, All-Pro Football 2K8 will be facing an uphill battle for mind share when it comes to dealing with EA's unstoppable Madden series. This doesn't seem to bother Thomas as he is "expecting this game to be a big, big seller, we're expecting our fans to be really excited, and there's a lot of fans."